Money Smart [Baker]

October 12, 2015 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Money Smart

Is a comprehensive financial education curriculum designed to help low- and moderate-income individuals outside the financial mainstream, enhance their financial skills and create positive banking relationships. Money Smart has reached over 2.75 million consumers since 2001. Research shows that the curriculum can positively influence how consumers manage their finances, and these changes are sustainable in the months after the training.

Money Smart for Adults

The Money Smart for Adults instructor-led curriculum consist of eleven training modules that cover basic financial topics. Topics include a description of deposit and credit services offered by financial institutions, choosing and maintaining a checking account, spending plans, the importance of saving, how to obtain and use credit effectively, and the basics of building or repairing credit.